There was a great space battle using real physics in the book Leviathan's Wake. Star Wars is too campy with space planes with wings twiting around like there is air.

pretty much any good sci-fi novel will have more realistic and epic battles than what you see on the screen. and if said novel gets turned into a movie/tv show, it's also guaranteed that the same scenes turn into your generic pew pew star wars esque battle scene. sfx artists just think that way.

Coruscant - uh, tactics of pulling alongside each other and shooting until one wins? Hasn't that tactic been improved upon in the past few hundred years? (Well, ignoring "a long time ago in a galaxy...")

I know this is nitpicking but the first battle for atlantis was mostly not in space. The effects however, were very good. For Atlantis I think the battle over the Replicators homeworld was the best. Though the goofy ball of mercury was weird.

I'm glad to see Stargate wasn't forgotten on that list. The Replicator homeworld battle in particular is just a blast to watch (and I'm so very glad the series was released to Blu-Ray).

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I'm glad to see Stargate wasn't forgotten on that list. The Replicator homeworld battle in particular is just a blast to watch (and I'm so very glad the series was released to Blu-Ray).

Stargate: Atlantis was the most visually stunning use of HD on a tv show I have ever seen. Bright, vibrant colors. Very few murky scenes. I think the show doesn't get enough credit for this. It's a virtual showcase for HD.

I think part of my dislike for Stargate: Universe was the drab and dreary colors that just depressed the heck out of me.

Coruscant - uh, tactics of pulling alongside each other and shooting until one wins? Hasn't that tactic been improved upon in the past few hundred years? (Well, ignoring "a long time ago in a galaxy...")

Especially when shooting "lasers" at each other. I guess you've got to close to a few hundred meters before your laser blast peters out and becomes useless.

Don't fire until you see the white shells of their R2 units!

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I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gurren Lagann the movie. What other space battle has giant robots literally throwing galaxies at each other like throwing stars, or attacks where they trap the characters inside of a separate multiverse?

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gurren Lagann the movie. What other space battle has giant robots literally throwing galaxies at each other like throwing stars, or attacks where they trap the characters inside of a separate multiverse?